Scholar Sidekick for Cursor

io.github.mlava/scholar-sidekick-mcp

Catch AI-fabricated citations (real DOI + fake title). Retraction, open-access, 10,000+ CSL styles.

client:Cursor transport:streamable-http runtime:npm tools:7

Install Scholar Sidekick in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-sidekick-mcp": {
      "url": "https://scholar-sidekick.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs